Nap Lajoie Fielding photograph

Date1906 or 1907

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie playing catch on a field in front of a building. Lajoie's right leg stretches towards his left leg which carries the majority of his weight. Lajoie leans over to his left to catch a low ball coming towards him. Based on the uniform details, this photograph was taken in 1906 or 1907. Behind Lajoie is a wooden staircase near a large fence.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0189

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Keystone View Company

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Lajoie, Napoleon, 1874-1959

Subject Cleveland Guardians (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions4.75 x 4 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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